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10 'StarStruck' graduates who worked in ABS-CBN

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<p>MANILA - Aljur Abrenica was, in his words, &quot;speechless and honored&quot; to have officially signed as an ABS-CBN leading man mid-last year, after nearly a decade with rival network GMA-7.</p><p>Now, the 27-year-old actor is set to top-bill for the first time a Kapamilya teleserye, &quot;Asintado,&quot; along with Julia Montes, Shaina Magdayao, and fellow &quot;StarStruck&quot; graduate Paulo Avelino.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gkUWjPCvFxA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Abrenica won, while Avelino was a finalist in the fourth season of the reality show, which was billed as GMA&#x27;s flagship &quot;artista&quot; search.</p><p>An ABS-CBN star for seven years now, Avelino has appeared in over a dozen Kapamilya series, mostly as leading man. &quot;Asintado&quot; will mark the 29-year-old star&#x27;s return to teleserye acting, just a year after &quot;The Promise of Forever&quot; in 2017.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nQFIfi7VM1U?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Avelino an Abrenica are not the only &quot;StarStruck&quot; graduates who sought &quot;meatier roles,&quot; as Avelino put it, and finally transferred to ABS-CBN.</p><p>In photos and videos, here are eight other celebrities who entered showbiz via &quot;StarStruck,&quot; and eventually transferred to the Kapamila network.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" gesture="media" height="470" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UyxwyiZrKeI" width="700"></iframe></div><div><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1527347" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/01/08/paul-salas-010818.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/01/08/megan-young-0101818.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" gesture="media" height="470" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T8WroCcrbBc" width="700"></iframe></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/01/08/jewel-mische-010818.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></div><div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" gesture="media" height="470" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K62jYnGW3D0" width="700"></iframe></div><div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" gesture="media" height="470" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MKLc51DSwGY" width="700"></iframe></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">CRISTINE REYES</h1><h3>Finalist, Season 1 (2003)</h3><p>A contract artist of Viva, Reyes transferred to ABS-CBN in 2008, after four years with GMA. She was notably launched as a Kapamilya as the titular character in &quot;Eva Fonda,&quot; and went on to top-bill several other series both in the afternoon and primetime blocks.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">NADINE SAMONTE</h1><h3>Finalist, Season 1 (2003)</h3><p>The 29-year-old actress, who was in the same &quot;StarStruck&quot; batch as Cristine Reyes, was briefly a Kapamilya in 2014, when she clinched back-to-back roles in &quot;Maalala Mo Kaya&quot; and the primetime series &quot;Hawak Kamay.&quot;</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">PAUL SALAS</h1><h3>Finalist, Kids Edition (2004)</h3><p>Now 19, Salas was only five years old when he joined the kiddie edition of &quot;StarStruck&quot; in 2004. His Kapamilya breakthrough came in 2008, while his latest acting role is in the acclaimed &quot;The Good Son&quot; on ABS-CBN&#x27;s Primetime Bida. <cite>Instagram.com/salas.paul</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">MEGAN YOUNG</h1><h3>Finalist, Season 2 (2004)</h3><p>Best known for her Miss World win in 2013, the 27-year-old actress signed with ABS-CBN in 2007, after three years with the rival network. Notably, she joined the 2008 celebrity edition of &quot;Pinoy Big Brother,&quot; and top-billed &quot;Hiyas,&quot; as a Kapamilya. <cite>Instagram.com/meganbata</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">ARCI MUÑOZ</h1><h3>Finalist, Season 3 (2005)</h3><p>Known for her sexy-drama roles, the 28-year-old actress network-hopped from GMA to TV5 in 2010, then from TV5 to ABS-CBN in 2014. Aside from starring roles on TV, Muñoz&#x27;s Kapamilya turn yielded a successful movie career, with hits like &quot;Always By My Maybe&quot; and &quot;Can We Still Be Friends?&quot; under Star Cinema.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">JEWEL MISCHE</h1><h3>Winner, Season 4 (2006)</h3><p>Whereas Aljur Abrenica was the &quot;Ultimate Hunk&quot; in the fourth season of &quot;StarStruck,&quot; Mische was the &quot;Ultimate Sweetheart.&quot; The 27-year-old actress stayed with GMA for four years after the win; she transferred to the Kapamilya network in 2010, where she starred in TV dramas like &quot;Maria la del Barrio&quot; and &quot;Paraiso.&quot; <cite>Instagram.com/mischejewel</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">ENZO PINEDA</h1><h3>Runner-up, Season 5</h3><p>Currently seen in ABS-CBN&#x27;s afternoon drama &quot;Pusong Ligaw,&quot; the 27-year-old actor was with GMA for seven years before he clinched a role in ABS-CBN&#x27;s &quot;Till I Met You,&quot; launching his career as a Kapamilya contract artist starting 2016.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><h1 class="heading">SARAH LAHBATI</h1><h3>Winner, Season 5</h3><p>Despite being declared winner of &quot;StarStruck&#x27;s&quot; fifth season, Lahbati&#x27;s GMA stint ended on a controversial note, as she had a tiff with top executives of the network. She turned a new leaf in 2015, when upon return from her home country of Switzerland, Lahbati signed with ABS-CBN.</p></div></div></div>

<p>Aljur Abrenica was, in his words, "speechless and honored" to have officially signed as an ABS-CBN leading man mid-last year, after nearly a decade with rival network GMA-7.<br /> </p>

Aljur Abrenica was, in his words, "speechless and honored" to have officially signed as an ABS-CBN leading man mid-last year, after nearly a decade with rival network GMA-7.